Is Paychex a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at Paychex have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 60 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Paychex employees being 3.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Paychex now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Paychex .

Does Paychex pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Paychex with 2.2 out of 5 stars based on 60 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 34% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Paychex.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Paychex?

75% of Software Engineer employees at Paychex would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 43% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Paychex with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.5 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What Paychex locations are top rated by Software Engineer employees?

Rochester is the top rated Paychex location by Software Engineer employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Paychex?

Sales Representative (429) , Payroll Specialist (252) , Sales Consultant (198) , Sales (138) , Senior Payroll Specialist (118) , District Sales Manager (90) , Account Executive (85) , Sales Associate (68) , Account Manager (67) , Outside Sales Representative (61) , Supervisor (57) , Software Engineer (56) , HCM Consultant (52) , Core Sales Representative (51) , Manager (47)

What are the pros of working at Paychex according to real employee reviews?

"The starting pay is okay and benefits are great." ((in 657 reviews)); "The training at Paychex is great for people just learning how to sell in a B2B world." ((in 388 reviews)); "culture is great and consistent" ((in 346 reviews)); "Remote working was nice and provided good work/life balance." ((in 275 reviews)); "Great people to work with; lots of folks willing to help you be successfull in your career." ((in 265 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Paychex according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and most of the time there was nothing to do but sit around and wait" ((in 370 reviews)); "poor management and clique type teams" ((in 255 reviews)); "New managers have come in and taken away many of the privileges that were enjoyed by employees." ((in 150 reviews)); "Low salary and most of the time you are just sitting around" ((in 112 reviews)); "Upper management is out of touch and there is little to no in person support, but mandatory 5 days in office." ((in 86 reviews))

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3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(60 total reviews)

John Gibson

87% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Culture & values

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.0

Senior management

3.7

Career opportunities

2.2

Compensation and benefits

Software Engineer employees have rated Paychex with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 60 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Paychex is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0

Jan 15, 2025

Good but not Great

Software engineer i

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really great culture to work for

Cons

Sometimes too big and bogged down to get anything real done

2.0

Jan 13, 2025

Worst management

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good timings nice office 3 days work from home

Cons

Management is worst lots of internal politics. there are few members in the India team they from working from long time they think that they are the owner of the company. Managers are making their own stories and lying and humiliate you. manages are misbehaving and don't have any control on words.

3.0

Dec 19, 2024

Great company to work for but...

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Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Unlimited PTO and 401k company matching

Cons

Micro management and no accountability when something goes wrong. The manager least favorite developers will get the blame , the ones who like football and play golf will never be blamed about anything.

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